HR 6858 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

American Energy Independence from Russia Act

Introduced Feb 28, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 8, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 28, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

American Energy Independence from Russia Act

This bill addresses U.S. energy security, the production of oil and gas, and the importation and exportation of oil and gas.

Specifically, the President must submit an energy security plan that (1) evaluates U.S. crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas imports and exports; (2) assesses the energy security risks of such imports; and (3) includes strategies to encourage increased domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas to offset Russian imports.

The bill also approves the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline in Phillips County, Montana for the import of oil from Canada to the United States.

In addition, the bill grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to approve or deny applications for facilities to export natural gas from the United States to foreign countries or import natural gas from foreign countries.

The President and federal agencies must obtain congressional approval before (1) prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy mineral leases or permits on federal lands, or (2) withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities.

The Department of the Interior must resume issuing oil and gas leases on federal lands and offshore submerged lands in the Outer Continental Shelf as specified under the bill.

Finally, the bill limits the drawdown of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Department of Energy develops a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production.

Cosponsors 146

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2022 to Sep 9, 2022; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-MOBilly LongOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-ORCliff BentzOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-CODoug LambornOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-MIFred UptonOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-INGreg PenceOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-CAJay ObernolteOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-ALJerry L. CarlOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-PAJohn JoyceOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-UTJohn R. CurtisOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-NDKelly ArmstrongOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-CAKevin McCarthyOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-MNPete StauberOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-IDRuss FulcherOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-LASteve ScaliseOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-MITim WalbergOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-CATom McClintockOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-NMYvette HerrellOriginalFeb 28, 2022
R-NEAdrian SmithMar 1, 2022
R-MOAnn WagnerMar 1, 2022
R-IAAshley HinsonMar 1, 2022
R-TXAugust PflugerMar 1, 2022
R-MIBill HuizengaMar 1, 2022
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerMar 1, 2022
R-OHBob GibbsMar 1, 2022
R-UTChris StewartMar 1, 2022
R-WADan NewhouseMar 1, 2022
R-PADaniel MeuserMar 1, 2022
R-OHDavid P. JoyceMar 1, 2022
R-AZDavid SchweikertMar 1, 2022
R-NYElise M. StefanikMar 1, 2022
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordMar 1, 2022
R-OKFrank D. LucasMar 1, 2022
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerMar 1, 2022
R-INJackie WalorskiMar 1, 2022
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarMar 1, 2022
R-FLKat CammackMar 1, 2022
R-WYLiz CheneyMar 1, 2022
R-TXLouie GohmertMar 1, 2022
R-TXMichael T. McCaulMar 1, 2022
R-ILMike BostMar 1, 2022
R-NYNicole MalliotakisMar 1, 2022
R-GARick W. AllenMar 1, 2022
R-ARSteve WomackMar 1, 2022
R-TNTim BurchettMar 1, 2022
R-KSTracey MannMar 1, 2022
R-OHTroy BaldersonMar 1, 2022
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVMar 2, 2022
R-ILAdam KinzingerMar 2, 2022
R-GAAustin ScottMar 2, 2022
R-VABen ClineMar 2, 2022
R-UTBurgess OwensMar 2, 2022
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezMar 2, 2022
R-CADoug LaMalfaMar 2, 2022
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMar 2, 2022
R-TXJake EllzeyMar 2, 2022
R-KSJake LaTurnerMar 2, 2022
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksMar 2, 2022
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonMar 2, 2022
R-PAMike KellyMar 2, 2022
R-MIPeter MeijerMar 2, 2022
R-ILRodney DavisMar 2, 2022
R-MOVicky HartzlerMar 2, 2022
R-INVictoria SpartzMar 2, 2022
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupMar 3, 2022
R-INJames R. BairdMar 3, 2022
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordMar 3, 2022
R-TXKevin BradyMar 3, 2022
R-NCMadison CawthornMar 3, 2022
R-LAMike JohnsonMar 3, 2022
R-TXRoger WilliamsMar 3, 2022
R-NYClaudia TenneyMar 7, 2022
R-NEDon BaconMar 7, 2022
R-SDDusty JohnsonMar 7, 2022
R-ARJ. French HillMar 7, 2022
R-MIJack BergmanMar 7, 2022
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerMar 7, 2022
R-MSMichael GuestMar 7, 2022
R-OHMichael R. TurnerMar 7, 2022
R-MNMichelle FischbachMar 7, 2022
R-WIMike GallagherMar 7, 2022
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.Mar 7, 2022
R-MOSam GravesMar 7, 2022
R-OHSteve ChabotMar 7, 2022
R-MNTom EmmerMar 7, 2022
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVMar 7, 2022
R-GABarry LoudermilkMar 8, 2022
R-CADavid G. ValadaoMar 8, 2022
R-TNDavid KustoffMar 8, 2022
R-NCDavid RouzerMar 8, 2022
R-IARandy FeenstraMar 8, 2022
R-OKStephanie I. BiceMar 8, 2022
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoMar 8, 2022
R-NYChris JacobsMar 9, 2022
D-NJJefferson Van DrewMar 9, 2022
R-NCTed BuddMar 9, 2022
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoMar 15, 2022
R-CADarrell IssaMar 15, 2022
R-NCGregory F. MurphyMar 15, 2022
R-MOJason SmithMar 15, 2022
R-TXPat FallonMar 15, 2022
R-WIScott FitzgeraldMar 15, 2022
R-TXTroy E. NehlsMar 15, 2022
R-FLVern BuchananMar 15, 2022
R-FLBill PoseyMar 17, 2022
R-WIBryan SteilMar 17, 2022
R-LAClay HigginsMar 17, 2022
R-WIGlenn GrothmanMar 17, 2022
R-LAJulia LetlowMar 17, 2022
R-TXKay GrangerMar 17, 2022
R-KYAndy BarrMar 31, 2022
R-CAMike GarciaMar 31, 2022
R-NCVirginia FoxxMay 17, 2022
R-VABob GoodMay 18, 2022
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartMay 18, 2022
R-FLByron DonaldsJul 1, 2022
R-TNJohn W. RoseJul 12, 2022
R-TXBeth Van DuyneJul 26, 2022
R-CAConnie ConwayJul 26, 2022
R-TXMayra FloresJul 26, 2022
R-MNBrad FinstadSep 9, 2022

Committees 4

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 28, 2022
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Feb 28, 2022
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Feb 28, 2022
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
Referred Mar 1, 2022
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Referred Mar 1, 2022
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred Mar 1, 2022
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Feb 28, 2022
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Referred Mar 4, 2022
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Feb 28, 2022
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred Mar 8, 2022

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  2. Mar 4, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  3. Mar 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  4. Mar 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  5. Mar 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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In the Congressional Record 16

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H6675John H. Rutherford R-FLJul 15, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H5741, H5820Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, John H. Rutherford R-FLJun 22, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H5634–H5637Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Steve Scalise R-LAJun 16, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H5501–H5504Beth Van Duyne R-TX, Debbie Lesko R-AZ, Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Guy Reschenthaler R-PA, Jeff Duncan R-SC, Mark DeSaulnier D-CA, Pete Stauber R-MNJun 14, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H5430Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Steve Scalise R-LAJun 9, 2022
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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 36, February 28, 2022, page H1176.

Related bills 7

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 76POWER Act of 2021Related billJan 28, 2021
S 171Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation ActRelated billFeb 2, 2021
HR 543POWER ActRelated billFeb 24, 2021
HR 684Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation ActRelated billFeb 25, 2021
HR 1575Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2021Related billMar 4, 2021
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Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To strengthen United States energy security, encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
American Energy Independence from Russia Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2022Introduced in House

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